Overview
- The Army recognized unnamed Old Dominion University cadets Sunday with eight Meritorious Service Medals and two Purple Hearts in a private ceremony led by Secretary Dan Driscoll and Sgt. Maj. Michael Weimer.
- The March 12 classroom attack at ODU killed Lt. Col. Brandon Shah and left two cadets wounded before classmates overpowered and killed the gunman.
- The FBI is leading a terrorism investigation into why Mohamed Bailor Jalloh, a former National Guardsman with a prior ISIS-related conviction, targeted the ROTC class.
- Students returned to class after spring break with added counseling and memorials across campus, including a public celebration of Shah’s life at Chartway Arena.
- The Purple Heart honors service members wounded or killed in action, and the Meritorious Service Medal recognizes notable noncombat service that improves a unit or mission.